Let's see now. Parallel programs just in case one gets behind schedule or has a failure. The U of C web site is one of the most incomplete major science project sites I have ever seen. The list of subjects not detailed would run to pages. Would love to see their budget, schedule, etc. Could not even find a link to the prime contractor's brag site. This puppy is a whopper. Bet the budget is well north of $150 million. No mention of the support facilities to be built at the South Pole or are they just going to kick out the sci teams currently in residence. No brag pages on how they overcame the engineering challenges of placing 244 tons on ice and maintaining stability. Understand there was even the manufacture of back-up components in Europe. Never saw an NSF program move this fast with such invisibility, especially for a telescope. How many telescopes of this size have ever been assembled in three months? None. Operational by South Pole fall. Know anyone at any of the support universities? Bet the data flow goes thru a three letter agency first.